Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene makes Louisville dwelling debut

4,739 fans at Louisville Slugger Field cheered the Louisville Bats and paid close attention to the Nick radar cannon.

Just a week after throwing a 104.3 mph fastball on his Louisville Bats debut, faster than any course thrown in Major League Baseball this season, Cincinnati Reds contender Hunter Greene tossed on his home debut with the Bats Wednesday continued fireballs and clinched his first Triple-A victory over Indianapolis, 5-0.

“I felt great out there,” Greene said after his night. “I had a great team behind me. Boys struck early, that’s always a good feeling. Gives you more confidence to go out and mow down the boys. “

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The 21-year-old achieved the fastest pitch of the night at 102 miles per hour. He also threw 101 once and 100 four times during the game.

He ended his day with five scoreless innings, six strikeouts and allowed only two hits on 85 pitches.

For others, the focus is on speed, but Greene takes great care to add a lot of variety to his pitches.

“I’ve been throwing (fast) since I was a junior in high school. To be honest, it’s annoying,” Greene admitted when asked about it. “I know you guys are doing your job and some of the reporting, but I might not care how hard I throw. If I can get guys out of my off-speeds, that’s great. You can’t just come in this game with a hard fastball. I am still learning a lot. I think I’m really good at keeping things in view and I’m on the ball. “

This is also the second game in a row that the Bats have played with 100% capacity and the second win in a row. The Bats won an exciting walk-off Grand Slam on Tuesday evening.

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While Greene’s time in Louisville will likely be short-lived as he will be called to the Reds in due course, he wants to make the most of his time here.

“Hopefully it will be soon,” he said of his call. “I want to feel ready when I’m up there and be able to contribute to the team. Lots of great players up there. Of course I’m doing well, but there are still things I have to work on, and I’ll do it. ” . I’m 21, I’m still trying to maneuver my way through these things and I feel like I’m doing a good job, but I never try to lose sight of a lot and stay focused. “

The Louisville Bats are back on Thursday as Red’s all-star Sonny Gray begins his rehab on the hill.

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